I just really dislike joysticks. Always been a gamepad sort of guy.
I just can't cope with joypads. They're usually made for left handed and are too unaccurate to control. I bought my new Amiga joypad for kids who haven't ever seen a real joystick, but never played anything with it myself
One theory with left hand controlling with joypads could be the heritage from classic arcade games, where manufacturers have wanted to make playing little more difficult to get some more coins